Sale 1283 — Commemoratives, Featuring Morton Trans-Mississippi, Brody Jamestown and Haber 1909 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Category — 1909 Lincoln Centenary Bluish paper Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1608
2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Block of four with 3mm spacing, clearly blued paper, wide margins and nicely centered, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Very Fine and very scarce in sound and centered condition, with 2011 P.F. certificate
1,250
700
1609
2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Clear strike of "North Abington Mass. Feb. 27 2-PM 1909" circular datestamp with the complete date visible, rich color on deeply blued paper, light horizontal crease, appears Very Fine, the earliest recorded use of Scott 369, the earliest dated full cover is March 27, offered in lot 1611, with 1986 P.F. certificate specifically confirming the date
E. 400-500
700
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Light but clear strike of "27 Feb. 1909" circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine, the earliest recorded use of Scott 369, the earliest dated full cover is March 27, offered in lot 1611, with 1985 P.F. (not mentioning the date) and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (specifically confirming the date)
E. 300-400
225
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Deep rich color, tied by bold "Washington D.C. Mar. 27 6:30 PM 1909 Station G" machine cancel on Washington Post corner card cover to PhiladelphiaVERY FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN ON-COVER USE OF THE 2-CENT LINCOLN ON BLUISH, SCOTT 369.
Ex Landau. With 1971 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,500
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Three covers mailed within four days of the March 27, 1909 earliest known use, one dated March 30 which is the second earliest known use, Washington D.C. to New Orleans La., stamp with natural straight edge and tiny edge crease, Very Fine, two dated March 31, which is the third earliest known use, both from Washington D.C., one on printed asbestos advertising cover to Ambler Pa., stamp with straight edge at left, cover with some edgewear and a tear, still Very Fine, the other March 31 cover to Baltimore Md., stamp with corner perf fault, appears Fine
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E. 500-750
275
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Used with 2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370), tied by "Vera Cruz U.S. M. Ac. Jun. ? 1914" circular datestamp and grid duplex on cover to Pittsburgh Pa., receiving backstamp of June 24, fresh and Very Fine, the only recorded use of the 2c Lincoln Bluish from Vera Cruz
E. 500-750
0
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Rich color on deeply blued paper, tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 5 9-30P 1909 Station A" waving flag machine cancel on cover to Baltimore Md., with illustrated Newark Varnish Works paint and varnish dealer design, company slogans on back, fresh and Extremely Fine, a lovely use of the 2c Lincoln Bluish
E. 300-400
250
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Used with 2c Carmine, Lincoln (367), both tied by "New York, N.Y. Sta. Y Apr. 13 12-PM 1909" wavy-line machine cancel on cover to Mount Kisco N.Y., receiving backstamp of Apr. 14, Very Fine, an extremely rare combination use of both of the perforated 2c Lincoln stamps, we have not offered another since keeping computerized records 30 years ago
E. 400-500
325
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Vertical strip of three and pair, affixed slightly overlapping and used with two singles of 1c Green (331), tied by multiple strikes of "Washington D.C. Apr. 5, 1909 9 AM" duplex datestamp and oval grid on cover to New Hartford N.Y., Utica N.Y. receiving backstamp, small edge tear at left does not affect stamps, left stamp small corner crease, Very Fine, a rare multiple use of the 2c Lincoln Bluish on cover, ex "Whitpain", with 2011 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
300
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Block of four, used with pair 2c Carmine, Lincoln, Imperforate (368), tied by Washington D.C. oval cancels with purple "Washington D.C. Sta. G. Registered Mar. 30, 1909" double-circle datestamp on illustrated H.F. Dunkhorst stamp dealer corner card greenish cover to Denver Col., four registered backstamps including Denver, Dunkhorst stickers on back, Very Fine and rare use of a block of the 2c Lincoln Bluish
E. 500-750
400
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2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Balance of 19 covers and one piece, some early uses including two March 31, 1909 (third earliest known use), both of those covers with asbestos advertising including "If it's made of Asbestos we've got it" (when that was considered a good thing), other early April 1909 uses, one used with 1c Green (331), one with illustrated Los Angeles hotel design, few others with corner cards, slightly mixed condition with some small stamp or cover faults, overall Fine-Very Fine group, some certificates accompany, see our website PDF for a complete scan, Scott value $7,125.00
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E. 2,000-3,000
1,200
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